DEEDS, NOT WORDS - THE DAILY LIVES OF MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES IN EDWARDIAN BRITAIN

The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), founded in 1903 in Manc hester, England, by Emmeline Pankhurst and her eldest daughter, Christ abel, has attracted the attention of many scholars. This article explo res a neglected theme in that history, namely the daily lives of WSPU militant suffragettes, both outside and inside prison. When discussing this theme, some contrasts and comparisons are also made with that va st number of WSPU members who were nonmilitant. Despite such different iation among WSPU members, however, what was reiterated time and time again was their feeling of sisterhood. The bonds between all women, ir respective of any social and political differences, was pervasive in W SPU rhetoric and helped forged a sense of collectivity among WSPU memb ers. Such a message has a relevance for all feminists today.